The locality aims to reduce the rate of poor households by 1.06 percent in 2018
in addition to helping 15,000 needy families access preferential loans from the
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies and providing vocational training for 1,200
rural workers, especially those from disadvantaged and ethnic minority areas.

Communes which have been recognised
as new rural areas and those registered for the title in 2018 are hoped to have
a rate of poor household under 5 percent.

Underprivileged people will also be provided with legal assistance, education
and healthcare services.

The province will cover 30 percent of expenses to buy health insurance cards
for people living under the poverty line and support 19 communes with the
proportion of poor households of over 25 percent in A Luoi and Nam Dong
districts.

The ratio of needy households in A Roang, Hong Kim, Nham, Hong Van, Huong
Nguyen, Hong Trung and Hong Thai communes (A Luoi district) is expected to fall
by more than 4 percent each year.

According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh Khac Dinh,
the province spent over 2.5 billion VND supporting poor communes in A Luoi and
Nam Dong districts over the past year, including one billion VND to support
production and the remaining to build toilets, houses and essential facilities
for water and electricity supply and health check-ups and treatment.-VNA